After pledging a “thorough” investigation, the NYPD cleared the officers involved in the 2019 shooting. But new records show that investigators allowed police misstatements to stand, despite having body-camera video to disprove them.

  • be_excellent_to_each_other
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    5111 months ago

    But new records show that investigators allowed police misstatements to stand, despite having body-camera video to disprove them.

    I’m shocked, shocked I tell you!

    • @[email protected]
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      511 months ago

      Get away with it? No, no that’s not good enough. They must be REWARDED FOR IT. Just getting off isn’t enough. Need to get a nice long paid vacation afterwards. Maybe early retirement for PTSD. Killing someone stresses you out man.

  • Chaotic Entropy
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    2811 months ago

    “Seven months passed before the FID interviewed the five officers who fired their guns that night.”

    Why even pretend to care…

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          They are not regular civilians, they are public servants and act on behalf of the government. If they want to give up qualified immunity and other special protections that normal citizens don’t have, then we can revisit this definition.

          Similar to how FBI or IRS agents are not the same as regular citizens but also aren’t members of any military branch.

        • @ryathal
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          811 months ago

          If they want to use military terms they should be subject to UCMJ.

        • @[email protected]
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          411 months ago

          I mean, I’ve heard this terminology in this context before (e.g. “civilian review boards”), but I absolutely agree with your first sentence

  • @[email protected]
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    1011 months ago

    It’s almost like the people training these cops are shit or the cops are hiring borderline retards

    • Chaotic Entropy
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      511 months ago

      Bad actors in charge are hiring bad actors below and good actors are being pushed out or… removed.